B5 - Adrenaline and Thyroxine

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What Is adrenaline

Adrenaline is a hormone produced by the adrenal glandsWh

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When is adrenaline produced

Adrenaline is produced during the 'fight or flight' response

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What does adrenaline do?

  1. Increases heart rate

  2. Increases Blood Pressure

  3. Increases Blood Flow to muscles

  4. Increases glucose levels

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Adrenaline causes the conversion of which substances?

Glycogen ➔ glucose

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What is thyroxine?

Thyroxine is produced by the thyroid gland, which is found in the neck.

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What does thyroxine do?

Thyroxine has lots of roles in the body, including growth and development, but the main role is to increase your metabolic rate

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How is the production of thyroxine regulated.

Pituitary gland releases thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH), stimulating the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine